Joshua Burd
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Joshua Burd, an award-winning reporter and editor, has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years. Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state, a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ. He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State.

Top News
NAIOP New Jersey launches ‘1 million meals’ campaign for Community FoodBank of NJ

NAIOP New Jersey has launched a campaign to raise more than $300,000 and provide 1 million meals for hungry residents and families in the Garden State.

Industrial
Zimmel: Investors pay $10.5 million for Jersey City industrial building

An investment group has acquired a 105,000-square-foot industrial building off Interstate 78 in Jersey City, under a $10.5 million deal announced this week by Zimmel Associates.

Residential & Mixed Use
Elizabeth rental buildings fetch $6.5 million, Kislak says

A multifamily owner has sold a two-building, 62-unit apartment portfolio in Elizabeth for $6.5 million, brokers with The Kislak Co. Inc. announced.

Office
ON3: Prism planning speculative 150,000 sq. ft. lab building in Nutley

Amid continued demand for high-end research and development space, Prism Capital Partners is planning a new ground-up laboratory building at its ON3 campus in Nutley and Clifton.

Industrial
Investors acquire 570,000 sq. ft. Edison warehouse

A joint venture has acquired a fully leased, 570,000-square-foot industrial building in Edison for what was reported to be more than $80 million.

Retail
Joint venture acquires Springfield Avenue shopping center in Newark

An affiliate of Goldman Sachs and Madison Marquette have acquired one of Newark’s newest retail properties — a fully occupied, grocery-anchored shopping center on Springfield Avenue.

Sponsored Content
Logistics users scramble for quality space

A drought in modern space options is rippling through the New Jersey Industrial market, creating challenges for logistics users while providing opportunities for developers. Class A availability has fallen to cycle lows of 5.5 percent, a far cry from last cycle’s peak when Class A availability reached 27.5 percent.

Retail
LMC adds senior VP of leasing

Levin Management Corp. has added to its executive management team with the hiring of a new vice president of leasing.

Editor’s Note
A white knight for Whitehouse Station

For all the buzz around walkable, urban submarkets and higher-density workplaces, our readers have never lost interest in the fate of the Merck property in Whitehouse Station. I was reminded of that on Jan. 3, when a story about a potential buyer for the complex quickly became the most-read item we’ve ever had on RE-NJ.com.

Roundtable
Where have commercial real estate investors and lenders found unexpected (or lesser-known) opportunities in 2018?

Where have commercial real estate investors and lenders found unexpected (or lesser-known) opportunities in 2018? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle our recent roundtable question.